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Newport County v MK Dons : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 15:00 BST, Rodney Parade, Newport

the Rodney Parade faithful welcome MK Dons's fans on Saturday afternoon, as Nélson Marques Jardim's Newport County go head to head with Mike Williamson's troops in the League Two. Statistics for our tip of are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Flipping the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Newport
38%
--
Draw
24%
--
MK Dons
38%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
MK Dons 2-1
8%
--
Newport 2-1
8%
--
MK Dons 1-0
7%
--
Newport 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
MK Dons 2-0
6%
--
Newport 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
MK Dons 3-1
4%
--
Newport 3-1
4%
--
Newport 3-2
3%
--
MK Dons 3-2
3%
--
MK Dons 3-0
3%
--
Newport 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
21%
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Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
55%
--
Away DNB
55%
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Newport win to nil
17%
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MK Dons win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Newport have conceded 20 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Newport have played 8 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

MK Dons lay in 7th place on 30 points in the League Two league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. MK Dons have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

MK Dons have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
MK Dons
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1811431537 
Apr 21
Dec 29
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
2
Port Vale191054735 
l
 
1-4A
Jan 18
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
3
Doncaster19964633 
w
 
3-1A
Mar 1
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
4
Crewe18873631 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
Dec 29
Apr 21
5
Grimsby191018-131 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
Apr 26
w
 
1-3A
6
AFC Wim189361430 
Jan 2
d
 
2-2A
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
7
MK Dons Away179351130 
Dec 21
Apr 18
-
-
8
Chesterfield197751028 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 8
w
 
3-0F
Jan 1
9
Notts C18774728 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 26
Apr 1
10
Gillingham18828326 
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
Dec 14
Apr 12
11
Bradford18675425 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
Feb 22
12
Salford18666-224 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
13
Barrow18657123 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
Apr 5
-
14
Bromley18585023 
Apr 1
Dec 26
Feb 8
d
 
1-1F
15
Cheltenham19658-323 
Feb 22
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-2A
Mar 22
16
Fleetwood17575122 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
Mar 29
-
17
Newport Home18648-722 
-
-
Apr 18
Dec 21
18
Colchester18495121 
Apr 12
Dec 14
Mar 1
l
 
2-0A
19
Harrogate196310-1221 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
Jan 28
w
 
1-5F
20
Accrington18468-818 
w
 
3-1F
-
w
 
2-1F
Mar 4
21
Tranmere18468-1318 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
22
Swindon19379-1016 
Jan 24
l
 
4-0A
w
 
3-1A
May 3
23
Morecambe193511-1514 
Jan 5
w
 
0-1F
Mar 8
w
 
1-3F
24
Carlisle183510-1514 
-
Apr 5
w
 
3-0F
Jan 11
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Win / draw / win form
3
MK Dons have won 3 consecutive away league games
3
Newport have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Newport 17TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Newport0 - 0Grimsby
Newport0 - 0Fleetwood
Newport0 - 3Chesterfield
Newport3 - 1Salford
Newport2 - 1Crewe
Newport1 - 4Port Vale
Newport3 - 1Accrington
Newport3 - 1Doncaster
Newport0 - 1Salford
Newport1 - 2Tranmere
Newport1 - 3Accrington
Newport0 - 4Crawley
Newport5 - 3Morecambe
Newport0 - 1Mansfield
Newport1 - 0Gillingham
Newport1 - 3Notts C
Newport2 - 1Swindon
Newport1 - 0Wrexham
Newport1 - 1Crewe
Newport4 - 2Forest Green
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANewport2 - 2AFC Wim
ANewport0 - 0Notts C
HNewport0 - 0Grimsby
ANewport1 - 2Tranmere
HNewport0 - 0Fleetwood
ANewport2 - 0Gillingham
HNewport0 - 3Chesterfield
ANewport0 - 1Harrogate
ANewport1 - 3Bradford
HNewport3 - 1Salford
HNewport2 - 1Crewe
ANewport0 - 2Barrow
ANewport0 - 4Swindon
HNewport1 - 4Port Vale
ANewport1 - 0Morecambe
HNewport3 - 1Accrington
HNewport3 - 1Doncaster
ANewport2 - 3Cheltenham
ANewport1 - 4Bradford
HNewport0 - 1Salford
MK Dons 7TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 3MK Dons
Morecambe1 - 3MK Dons
Harrogate1 - 5MK Dons
Bromley1 - 1MK Dons
AFC Wim3 - 0MK Dons
Salford1 - 0MK Dons
Colchester2 - 0MK Dons
Crawley3 - 0MK Dons
Harrogate3 - 5MK Dons
Forest Green0 - 2MK Dons
Notts C3 - 3MK Dons
Stockport5 - 0MK Dons
Grimsby1 - 0MK Dons
Mansfield1 - 2MK Dons
AFC Wim1 - 0MK Dons
Swindon1 - 2MK Dons
Bradford4 - 0MK Dons
Barrow1 - 0MK Dons
Tranmere1 - 2MK Dons
Doncaster3 - 0MK Dons
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMK Dons3 - 0Chesterfield
HMK Dons3 - 2Cheltenham
HMK Dons3 - 1Swindon
AMK Dons3 - 1Grimsby
HMK Dons2 - 1Accrington
AMK Dons3 - 1Morecambe
HMK Dons0 - 1Port Vale
HMK Dons1 - 1Tranmere
AMK Dons5 - 1Harrogate
AMK Dons1 - 1Bromley
HMK Dons1 - 1Doncaster
AMK Dons0 - 3AFC Wim
HMK Dons1 - 0Walsall
AMK Dons0 - 1Salford
HMK Dons3 - 0Carlisle
AMK Dons0 - 2Colchester
HMK Dons1 - 2Bradford
HMK Dons1 - 5Crawley
AMK Dons0 - 3Crawley
HMK Dons4 - 4Sutton
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Goal Statistics

MK Dons have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 6 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.5 against Newport County on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Newport 17th MK Dons 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Newport will score 1 or more goals
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that MK Dons will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Newport’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
MK Dons’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Newport
PG (predicted goals)
MK Dons
1.5
1.5
Attack rating
NEW
MKD
25%
better
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Games scored11
13
Failed to score7
4
Scored first5
9
Goals scored21
30
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.8
Avg. shots per game6
9
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for18
20
Avg. XG for1
1.5
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
NEW
MKD
6%
better
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Games conceded13
14
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded28
19
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.9
KickOff rating
+6%

Newport v MK Dons League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Newport League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17445
N TownsendA WildigA Driscoll-GlennonC Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Townsend GLK17
2
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD1731
3
-
B Morris MID161
-
K Evans MID162
2
-
B Kamwa FWD162
1
-
C Evans DEF151
5
-
C Antwi MID151
2
-
A Wildig MID154
4
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF144
5
-
C Brennan DEF14
2
1
K Jameson DEF13
3
2
M Baker DEF133
2
-
K Hudlin FWD1341
3
-
M Spellman FWD112
1
-
O. Greaves MID91
-
K. Whitmore MID91
1
-
S McLoughlin FWD91
1
-
N Mawene MID7
1
-
L Jephcott FWD7
1
-
J Clarke DEF5
1
-
K Rai FWD4
-
J. Miley MID3
1
-
J. Thomas DEF2
-
J Carney GLK1
-
N. Sanca DEF1
-
H. Kargbo FWD1
-
MK Dons League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17974
T McGillA GilbeyA NemaneL Offord
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T McGill GLK17
-
L Offord DEF17
4
-
A Nemane MID177
3
-
A Gilbey MID179
4
-
J Tomlinson MID1641
1
-
L Maguire  DEF1511
2
-
L Kelly MID1411
-
C Lemonheigh-Evans MID132
1
-
M Williams MID121
1
-
J White MID112
-
E Harrison FWD1121
1
1
T Leigh MID1014
1
-
J Tucker DEF9
1
-
T Carroll MID92
-
S Wearne MID9
2
-
C Hendry FWD921
2
-
S Finch FWD61
-
C Tripp MID5
1
-
N Lawrence DEF4
-
D Lewington DEF4
1
-
S Sherring DEF4
-
K Thompson-Sommers MID41
1
-
B Ilunga MID2
-
J Pritchard  MID21
-
M Dennis FWD2
-